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#Agile #SAFe Delivering a Continuous Flow of Value to the Enterprise
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1
Value at the Program Level is described by ______.
Business Epics
User Stories and Benefits
Epics
Features
2
Who is responsible for accepting stories in the Iteration?
Product Owner
The Team
Product Manager
Scrum Master
3
If teams in the program are Feature teams, teams will have to apply WSJF at the Team Backlogs
False
True
4
Enabler Epics do not require a lightweight business case
True
False
5
If PO spent enough time with PM during the prep of PI, PM only needs to attend day one briefing
True
False
6
Business Owners assign value to the Team PIObjectives to clarify goals & measure predictability
True
False
7
All capabilities are derived from Epics
True
False
8
What statement about WSJF is the most accurate?
WSJF expresses cost of delay for the Feature & unit of size
The Feature with the highest cost of delay goes first
WSJF is actually equal to cost of delay
9
Budget reallocation is done every
Iteration
PI
Quarter
Year
10
Cadence transforms unpredictable events into predictable events
False
True
11
Accountability IS a core value in SAFe
True
False
12
Kanban systems provide visibility and WIP limits
False
True
13
All Features in Program Backlogs result from splitting Epics or Capabilities
True
False
14
What dimension should PMs/POs use to plot a stakeholder map
Position and expertise
Influence and availability
Integrity and availability
Influence and expertise
15
Value at the Portfolio Level is described by _______.
Business and Enabler Epics
Features and User Stories
Vision and Roadmap
Features
16
The order of SAFe Core Values suggests the actual order of their adoption
False
True
17
What are the supporting pillars of the House of Lean
Respect for People and Culture
Code Quality
Program Execution
Relentless Improvement
18
Respect for people and culture is a vital Lean mindset for PMs/POs
True
False
19
CoPs are long-lived organizations that continue indefinitely
False
TRue
20
Leadership is the foundation for the House of Lean
False
True
21
What is the most accurate statement about capacity allocation?
allows isolating backlog items that are hard to compare
used to allocate developers and testers to initiative
is a way of assigning architects to teams
22
Strategic themes influences
the enterprise strategy
the program backlog
the value stream identification
the implementation plan
23
Select a CoP domain type that is likely to include participants from different roles in the ART
Topic-based domain
Role-based domain
24
What is true regarding estimating User Stories in story points
Story point estimationdone on cadence, at backlog refinement
Top-down estimation provides the best estimate
More than one team may be involved in the estimation
It can be difficult to compute a team cost per story point
25
How do Business Owners quantify the value of PI objectives
By assigning Business Value
Total of the Epic Budget
Fibonacci numbers
Estimate ROI
26
Which method has Cost and Schedule as constraints
Waterfall
SAFe
27
Some cases user story may be hard to estimate. What technique is used to facilitate estimation
Feature decomposition
Refactors
Spikes or Enablers
Pareto chart
28
What method of estimation is most efficient to estimate a large number of Stories quickly
Elaborating just in time
White Elephant Sizing
Estimation Poker
Spikes or Enablers
29
Program Features are the only source for User Stories
False
True
30
What statement about feedback is the most correct?
The shorter the feedback loop, the higher the utilization
Fast feedback is used to eliminate all types of variability
Smaller batch sizes enable faster feedback loops
31
Product Management owns, defines, and prioritizes the Team Backlog
True
False
32
A Product Manager can effectively work with approximately ________
2 - 4 Product Owners
2 - 4 System Architects
One and only one Product Owner
1 - 2 Scrum Teams
33
Capacity allocation allows isolating backlog items hard to compare into certain classes
False
True
34
WSJF = Cost Of Delay / Duration
False
True
35
Epic Owners drive Epics from identification through implementation, assuming they are approved
True
False
36
Backlogs in SAFe behave just like queues
True
False
37
What is the goal of Lean thinking
Relentless Improvement
Best quality and value to people and society
Respect for People and Culture
Leadership support
38
What kinds of items are maintained in the Team Backlog?
Epic Enablers
Business Epics Refactors
Research spikes
User Stories
39
Select the most objective Milestone
Working systems
Design complete
Analysis complete
Requirements complete
40
Name one of the primary responsibilities of Business Owners in PI Planning
Create Epic lightweight business cases
Assigning Business Value
Establish the PI Budget
Ensure that team members plan all of their priorities
41
Business value assigned to the Team PI Objectives influences how teams implement
True
False
42
Epics are estimated in
Epic Points
Feature Points
Story Points
43
Who are good candidates for the Product Owner role
Line manager
UX expert
Subject matter expert (SME)
Business analysts
44
Applying a Set-Based approach supports what Lean-Agile principle
#4-Build incrementally with fast, integrated learning cycles
#3-Assume variability; preserve options
#1-Take an economic view
#2-Apply systems thinking
45
What does the Product Owner have responsibility for in SAFe?
Prioritizing the Team Backlog
Defining Iteration Goals
Accepting Features
Estimating Stories
46
What are the key benefits to CoPs
Exploit unplanned capabilities
Fun and social networking
Improved alignment of execution to strategy
Reduced time and cost
47
Which of the below is not a SAFe program role?
System Architect
Product Owner
Product Manager
Release Train Engineer
48
Marketability is a component of Cost Of Delay
True
False
49
Why does Agile eliminate technical risks faster
It frequently produces working systems
It encourages face-to-face communication
It is a push based system
It uses long Iterations
50
Value Streams have budget allocations that fund the trains and the people involved
False
True
51
The Program Vision ________________.
expresses strategic intent for the program
outlines features for next few releases and priorities
provides list of user benefits for intended functionality
52
A Feature can span multiple Program Increments
True
False
53
The Product Manager has content authority for the Program Backlog
False
True
54
The System demo is of higher importance than the team demo in SAFe
True
False
55
Value at the Team Level is described by ______.
Features
Acceptance test criteria
User stories
Capabilities
56
What is the Program Predictability Measure based on
Story points achieved
Number of Stories accomplished
Business value achieved
57
Community is a crucial characteristic of a CoP
True
False
58
The vision guides the delivery of Features
False
True
59
Little's law say something about
Milestone planning
The economics of software development
Waiting time and queue length
Variability and preserving options
60
Development occurs on a fixed cadence and ________.
the Product Owner decides when to deliver value
the Program Portfolio Mgmt determines Release schedules
PIs are always released on a fixed schedule
the business decides when value is released
